After years of absence, India began its 8th term as a non-permanent UNSC member this January India on Sunday assumed the presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the month of August, taking over from France. “India has just assumed the presidency of the UN Security Council on Aug. …
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Police: 10 shot in Queens by 2 men who fled on mopeds
Two men strode up to a crowd outside a barbershop in the New York City borough of Queens and opened fire, wounding 10 people before fleeing on mopeds, police said Sunday morning. The shooting in the borough’s Corona neighborhood took place just before 11 p.m. Saturday. The eight men and …
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A Belarusian sprinter said she had sought the protection of Japanese police at a Tokyo airport after being taken there to board a flight against her wishes. Here’s what you need to know about the Tokyo Games: ITALIAN SPRINTER WINS Lamont Marcell Jacobs won the most coveted crown in athletics …
Read More »Iran asks citizens to leave Afghan cities amid security risks
The Iranian embassy in Afghanistan has issued an urgent warning calling on citizens to immediately leave cities outside the capital Kabul amid a deteriorating security situation in the country. “It is recommended to the nationals of the Islamic Republic of Iran who live or do business in Afghan districts and …
Read More »Plans for vaccine passes provoke protests in France, Switzerland and Italy
Government plans to make access to public spaces conditional on health checks have provoked more protest demonstrations in France, Switzerland, and Italy. Under the schemes, vaccination cards, or a recent negative Covid-19 test, are to be made obligatory for those wanting to visit cultural, sporting, and social events. Throughout France, …
Read More »Belarusian sprinter refuses to leave Tokyo (Pictures)
A Belarusian sprinter refused to get on a flight from Tokyo on Sunday after being taken to the airport against her wishes by her team following her complaints about national coaches at the Olympic Games. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, was still at Tokyo’s Haneda airport in the early hours of Monday. …
Read More »Anger as top Republican jokes about hitting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
The top Republican in the US House of Representatives faced calls to apologize or resign Sunday after joking about hitting Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the head with a gavel. It was the latest round in a nasty spat between the Republican minority leader Kevin McCarthy and Pelosi, the chamber’s top …
Read More »Iraqi Parliament expresses concern over human rights violations in prisons
The Parliamentary Human Rights Committee expressed today great concern over “the violations taking place in Iraqi prisons and detention centers.” Committee member Qusai Al-Shabki said, “We do not know the death circumstances of inmates in Nasiriyah Central Prison (Al-Hout), nor the citizen who died during interrogation in the Basra Anti-crime …
Read More »Explosion targets a Logistics Convoy of the US-led Coalition in al-Diwaniyah
A security source reported today that a logistics convoy of the Global Coalition had been targeted in al-Diwaniyah. The source told Alghadeer News that an explosive device targeted a convoy of the Global Coalition on al-Diwaniyah highway. No causalities were registered.
Read More »US COVID spike: ‘More pain and suffering’ ahead, says Fauci
The rise in US coronavirus cases amid the spread of the Delta variant prompts renewed call for more Americans to get vaccinated. The top infectious disease expert in the United States has warned that the country will experience more “pain and suffering in the future” as coronavirus infections are surging, …
Read More »Egypt: Eight soldiers killed in Sinai anti-terrorism operations
Egypt’s military says almost 90 fighters were killed in northern Sinai, where fighters loyal to ISIS operate. Eight Egyptian army soldiers have been killed in recent “anti-terrorism operations”, the armed forces said. According to a statement by the armed forces on Sunday, most of the fighting took place in the …
Read More »Berlin police clashed with demonstrators in anti-COVID-19 measures protests (Videos)
Protesters clashed with police in Berlin over government measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and in defiance of a ban on demonstrations. Dozens of planned protests were banned ahead of the weekend but demonstrators began gathering at set points throughout the German capital early on Sunday. #Berlin #Demo The …
Read More »Hackers shut down system for booking COVID-19 shots in Italy’s Lazio region
Hackers have attacked and shut down the IT systems of the company that manages COVID-19 vaccination appointments for the Lazio region surrounding Rome, the regional government said on Sunday. “A powerful hacker attack on the region’s CED (database) is under way,” the region said in a Facebook posting. It said …
Read More »China reports 55 new COVID-19 cases as Delta variant spreads from Nanjing
China on Saturday reported 55 new coronavirus cases on the mainland for July 30, compared with 64 cases a day earlier, as the Delta variant spreads across the country during the summer holiday. Thirty of the new infections were local cases, compared with 21 the previous day, the National Health …
Read More »Mexico holds referendum on whether to probe ex-presidents
Mexicans on Sunday began to vote on whether to investigate five of the country’s former leaders in a referendum championed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, amid criticism that the move is a political stunt and turnout could be low. Lopez Obrador has cast past administrations as deeply corrupt and …
Read More »Death toll in Turkey wildfires rises to eight, coastal resorts affected (Videos)
The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s southern coast rose to eight on Sunday as firefighters battled for a fifth day to contain blazes still raging in coastal resort towns. Two more people died on Sunday due to wildfires in the southern town of Manavgat, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said, …
Read More »Rescuers pull 394 migrants from dangerously overcrowded boat off Tunisia
Two humanitarian rescue ships pulled 394 migrants from a dangerously overcrowded wooden boat in the Mediterranean overnight on Sunday in an operation lasting about six hours, a Reuters witness said. The German and French NGO ships Sea-Watch 3 and Ocean Viking rescued the migrants in Tunisian waters 68 km (42 …
Read More »Canada officially marks first nationwide Emancipation Day
August 1 is now recognised across Canada as Emancipation Day, marking the end of slavery in the British Empire in 1834. After years of campaigning by Black legislators and community advocates, Canada on Sunday is officially marking the abolishment of slavery nearly 200 years ago in its first nationwide Emancipation …
Read More »Afghan forces bomb Taliban in bid to halt advance on cities
Government forces are fighting Taliban assaults on major cities, including in Herat, Lashkar Gah and Kandahar, whose airport was bombed by the Taliban. Afghan forces fought fierce street battles and bombed Taliban positions as the group’s fighters swarmed major cities amid an intensifying nationwide offensive. Hundreds of commandos were deployed …
Read More »Ministry of Water Resources: The Dams Not at The Risk of Collapse
while confirming that their safety rate is high and there is no possibility of collapsing if they are exposed to a wave of heavy rainfall. Water Resources Adviser, Aoun Diab, said, that “all European and regional countries are exposed to heavy rain waves in a short time due climate change, …
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